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1、商务口语:商务对话实战Inthisconversation,HenryBlumingtonandNicolasStratverryarethetradeministersoftwocountries.Theyarediscussingthetraderelationshipbetweenthecountries.Henry:Weicome,Nicolas.It'sgoodtosecyouagain.Nicolas:Goodtosecyoutoo,Henry.Beenawhile,hasn"tit?Henry:I
2、ndeedithas.That'sagoodindicationofthegenerallysolidtraderelationshipbetweenourcountries.Thereisoneareaofconcern,though.I’msureyouknowwhatthatis.Nicolas:Yes,thebalanceoftradeinthecomputerpartsindustry.Henry:Right.Yourgovernmenshightariffsgiveyourcompaniesanun
3、faircompetitiveadvantage.There,sbeenrumblingsinourgovernmentaboutlodgingacomplaintwiththeWTO.That"swhyIcalledforthismeeting,toseeifwecouldresolvethiswithoutresortingtothatmeasure.Nicolas:Mygovernmentisalready1ookingatgradual1y1oweringthetariffsoverthenext3ye
4、ars.However,theywantsomethinginrcturn.Theythinkyourgovernment"ssubsidiesintheagriculturalindustryaretoohigh.WithourlowGDPcomparedtoyours,theyfeelthatthecapitalflowtoyourcountrybecauseofthishurtsusmorethanthecapitalflowfromcomputerpartshurtsyourcountry.Henry:
5、Thosesubsidiesweresetuptohelprecoverfromanumberofyearsoflowyield,nottocrcatcanunfairadvantage-Nevertheless,1seeyourpoint,andV11bringyourrequesttotheirattention.Ithinkwecanworksomethingout,sinceproductivityhasstartedtorisetonormallevelsagain.I'11letyouknowwha
6、ttheythink.Nicolas:Thatwouldbeappreciated.Well,sorryIhavetorun,butImustattcndsomelast-minutemeetingsinNewYorkbeforetheU.N.conferencestarts.Seeyoutheretomorrow?Henry:Yes,youwill.I'mflyinginthisafternoon.Untiltomorrow,then.参考译文:在下面的一段对话屮,两国的贸易部长HenryBlumington
7、和NicolasStratverry正在讨论两国间的贸易关系。Henry:欢迎,Nicolas。很高兴再次见到你。Nicolas:我也很高兴见到你,Ilcnry。很久没见了。Henry:确实是。这表明我们两国间的贸易关系大体还是不错的。不过,还是冇一个方面值得我们的关注,我相信你知道是哪个方面。Nicolas:是的。计算机零部件的进出口差额。Henry:是的。你们政府的高关税使你们国家的相关企业获得了不公平的竞争优势。在我国政府,很多人一直就是否要向世界贸易组织屮诉这一情况议论纷纷。这也是为什么我提出举行这次会
8、面的原因,我想看看我们是否能不诉诸世贸组织来解决这个问题。Nicolas:我国政府早已考虑在未来三年中逐步降低关税。但是,我国政府也要求有一些冋报。他们认为你们国家的农业补贴太高,由于我们的国内生产总值相对与你们的来说太低,所以我们觉得由于贵国农业补贴而造成的我国人量资本流入你们国家对我国造成的伤害远比因我国计算机零部件关税过高而导致你们国家资木流失对贵国造成的伤害大得多。Henry: